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The Great Race: Celebrate Chinese New Year

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Introduce children to the festival of Chinese New Year. Read or tell children the story of ‘The Great Race’. This explains the story behind the Emperor and the Chinese Zodiac.What you need A picture book that tells the story...

My new year resolutions: Encourage Children to write down some new year promises

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Talk about the start of a new year in January. Let children think of promises they can make and goals they can set for the year ahead. Help them to write their ideas onto the writing frame provided.What you need Space and time...

Snowman Advent chain: Count down the days to Christmas

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Use this clever Advent calendar made from a snowman paper chain to count down the days to Christmas with the children in your setting. Each day ask a child to remove one of the links from the chain. As the snowman shrinks...

More Weather: An idea using nursery rhymes

Sally Featherstone

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...The North Wind Doth Blow The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will the robin do then, Poor thing? He’ll sit in the barn, And keep himself warm, And tuck his head under his wing, Poor thine.The Oak and the Ash...

Pancake races: Find all the ingredients for a fun pancake relay race

Judith Harries

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...Introduction This activity helps children to remember where all the ingredients needed to make pancakes come from. In relay teams, they collect the ingredients as quickly as possible and use them to take part in a pancake race. Then,...

Keeping out the cold: Try out the ‘Montessori coat flip’

Judith Harries

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...What you need Winter coats Mittens/gloves Scarves Hats BootsWhat you do Talk about the cold weather and how it is important to wrap up warm before going outside to play. Ask the children if they can put on their own coat independently...

Time capsule shoebox: Reflect on achievements and events from throughout the year

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

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...Introduction Help children to create special time capsules filled with photographs, pictures, objects and other artefacts collected throughout the year. This is a great opportunity for children to have time to think about key events...

Ice cave: Observe how water changes state in different temperatures

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

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...Introduction In this activity children fill balloons with water to create large ice cubes. The children will have the opportunity to observe how the liquid changes state when it transforms from water into ice. They will also get a clear...

Shop Till You Drop!: An idea for dance

Julie Quinn

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Naomi Wager

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...What you need carrier bags and boxes gifts and toys a book such as Lily and the Present by Christine Ross (Methuen Young Books) small mats or carpet tiles some chairs a tambourine or drumMusic suggestion A high engergy piece of music witha...

Snowflake designs: Use loose parts to create snowflakes

Judith Harries

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...Introduction Let children select loose parts and arrange them on a simple laminated snowflake card to create their own snowflake design. No glue required. The activity can be repeated over and over again and the results recorded...